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Prefix/Suffix

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Term
Definition
fore   before  
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dia   through  
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co, con   together  
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bi   two; double  
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anti   against  
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ab   away from  
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ectomy   excision  
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ad   toward  
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brady   slow  
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a, an   without  
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circum   around  
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de   down or away from  
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desis   binding; fixation of  
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epi   outer; on top of; over  
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exo   away from  
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ecto   outside  
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algia   pain  
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ante   before; wall part  
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endo   within  
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dys   difficult; abnormal  
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ferro   iron  
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extra   outside; beyond  
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xero   dry  
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uni   one  
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tri   three  
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toxo   toxic; poison  
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tachy   swift; fast  
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super/supra   above  
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sphygmo   pulse  
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scopy   exam  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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re   back; again  
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pseudo   false  
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pre   before  
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poly   many  
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plasty   plastic surgical correction  
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phobia   fear of  
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peri   around  
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path   disease  
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pachy   thick  
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otomy   incision  
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oma   tumor  
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oligo   few  
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ob   against  
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multi   many  
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med/medi/medio   middle  
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malacia   softening  
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lysis   disintegration  
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kypho   humped  
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juxta   near  
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isis/asis   condition of  
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inter   between  
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iasis   condition of  
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albus   white  
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chloro   green  
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chrom   color  
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cirrhos   yellow  
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cyano   blue  
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erythr   red  
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melano   black  
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leuko   white  
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polio   gray  
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purpura   purple; porphyria  
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rubeo   red  
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rhodo   rose  
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xantho   yellow  
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hydra/hydro   water  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   above  
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hypo   below  
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graphy   writing; rcord  
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form   shape of  
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xeno   foreign  
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trans   across  
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ultra   above  
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tele   distance  
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sub   below  
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sym/syn   together  
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semi   half  
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rhexis   rupture  
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retro   backward  
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ptosis   falling  
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pro   in front of; on behalf of  
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post   after  
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plegia   paralysis; stroke  
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phoresis   transmission  
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pexy   fixation; suspension  
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penia   deficiency  
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para   near; departure from the norm  
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micro   small  
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osis   condition  
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ology   study of  
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oid   like; shape; resemble  
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neo   new  
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mega/megaly   enlargement  
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mono   single; one  
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macro   large; long  
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logia/logy   science of  
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kinesis   movement  
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itis   inflammation of  
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intra   within  
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iatric   medicine  
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ic   pertaining to  
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